ENG:Richard Alan "Rick" Berg (born August 16, 1959) is an American politician who served as the U.S. Representative for North Dakota's At-large congressional district from 2011 to 2013. Berg served on the House Ways and Means Committee. He is a member of the Republican Party. Before his election to Congress in 2010, he served in the state House of Representatives, with stints as Majority Leader and Speaker. On May 16, 2011, Berg announced his run for the United States Senate seat being vacated by Democratic incumbent Kent Conrad but lost narrowly to Heidi Heitkamp on November 6, 2012.
Early life, education, and business career
Berg was born in Maddock and raised on a farm in Hettinger. His father was a large animal veterinarian and his mother was a writer. His grandfather immigrated to ...

Congressman Rick Berg is coming to the aid of small businesses, schools, farms and electric co-ops. Berg introduced the Generator Regulatory Relief Act at Cass County Electric Cooperative this afternoon. The EPA is enforcing stricter pollution policies starting in 2013. Those policies would force organizations to buy federally regulated equipment. The Relief Act would exempt current generators used for emergency use or high demand from expensive retrofits.
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Source: berg.house.gov

“I believe these things should be regulated at the local level,” said Rep. Rick Berg of fears that the EPA will ban or inhibit hydraulic fracturing, a key technique used in oil and gas production in western in North Dakota. “As its shifted more to the federal level…I just think we have a lot of problems.”
Asked if he trusted the EPA’s assurances that they aren’t pursing a ban on fracking, Berg said “obviously not.”
“I’ve asked for [assurances from the EPA] in writing,” he said in an interview today. “We’ll ...

Rep. Rick Berg is relying heavily on the booming energy industry to finance his campaign for the U.S. Senate, reports filed with the Secretary of the Senate show.
A review of contributions to Berg’s campaign shows companies and executives in the oil, gas and coal-mining industry have contributed nearly $135,000 to Berg’s coffers. That makes those industries Berg’s largest benefactors, at precisely the moment the industry is expanding rapidly across the state.
Combined, that’s a significant portion of the $1.2 million Berg’s campaign reported raising through ...